siphonate
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaɪfəˌnət/
Etymology 1
From siphon + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
siphonate (not comparable)
- Having a siphon or siphons.
Etymology 2
From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name, Siphonata. Equivalent to siphon + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Noun
siphonate (plural siphonates)
- (zoology, obsolete) One of the former group Siphonata, a lamellibranch with a siphon.
- Any siphonate bivalve.
References
- “siphonate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.